Full tune-up advice needed for '96 K2500 Suburban 7.4
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Hey guys - I eat, sleep, and breathe Jeep, so forgive my lack of knowledge when it comes to my Chevy.
I have a '96 Suburban my family has had for years - it was my first vehicle at age 16, and the family used it for tearing down old barns and hauling the wood/timber. For the last 3.5ish years, it has been parked at my parents farm, withering away. I took it off of my mom's hands to use it as a tow rig for my '08 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon.
I know I'll need to replace the spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and button, rotor, battery. I'll buy a new set of tires, check the brakes after replacing the brake lines.
I remember it had a problem with starting for awhile before they stopped driving it - it turns over, and over, and over, and then finally starts with many kicks of the gas pedal. I assumed it was the fuel pump, but thought I'd ask y'all if I should look for something else.
The push button transfer case had issues with engaging the 4wd - not sure how the chevy's TCs work, but assume there is some stupid actuator that goes bad and costs a lot of money for the replacement part. Any ideas?
Any parts on these suburbans that are notorious for wear? Certain bushings I need to pay special mind to? Anything I'm overlooking?
For the record - it has 213,000 miles. Probably 20K miles of heavy hauling, and years of trips from ohio to michigan, ohio to florida, ohio to georgia, etc.
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Here is the Suburban, for the record
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I have a '96 Suburban my family has had for years - it was my first vehicle at age 16, and the family used it for tearing down old barns and hauling the wood/timber. For the last 3.5ish years, it has been parked at my parents farm, withering away. I took it off of my mom's hands to use it as a tow rig for my '08 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon.
I know I'll need to replace the spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and button, rotor, battery. I'll buy a new set of tires, check the brakes after replacing the brake lines.
I remember it had a problem with starting for awhile before they stopped driving it - it turns over, and over, and over, and then finally starts with many kicks of the gas pedal. I assumed it was the fuel pump, but thought I'd ask y'all if I should look for something else.
The push button transfer case had issues with engaging the 4wd - not sure how the chevy's TCs work, but assume there is some stupid actuator that goes bad and costs a lot of money for the replacement part. Any ideas?
Any parts on these suburbans that are notorious for wear? Certain bushings I need to pay special mind to? Anything I'm overlooking?
For the record - it has 213,000 miles. Probably 20K miles of heavy hauling, and years of trips from ohio to michigan, ohio to florida, ohio to georgia, etc.
Any input is greatly appreciated
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everything you mentioned sounds good. nothing quite like a old 454. fluids, tires, plugs, wires, I think you've got it all covered.
nice rubi btw.
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nice rubi btw.
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My parents were going to sell it, and I quickly squelched that
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Alright - I bought denso plugs, a dayco serpentine belt, a stant 195* thermostat, K&N air filter, dayco upper and lower radiator hoses, airtex electric fuel pump, purolator fuel filter, purolator PCV valve, autolite spark plug wires, Accel vortec rotor, and an Accel vortec cap.
I want to order a 4wd actuator...but have no clue which to look at...from what I have found, there are several exact fit 4wd actuators for the 96 K2500, and they range in price from $20-$130 - no idea what the differences are or what I need, exactly
I want to order a 4wd actuator...but have no clue which to look at...from what I have found, there are several exact fit 4wd actuators for the 96 K2500, and they range in price from $20-$130 - no idea what the differences are or what I need, exactly
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